See Table 550-4-1 herein this section for the designations and
purpose statements of the respective mixed-use zoning districts which
are shown on the Borough Zoning Map:
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Table 550-4-1
Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
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|---|---|---|
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Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
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Purpose Statement
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Representative Image
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Village Mixed Use (VMU)
|
To encourage the continued use and reuse of land and buildings
within established, traditional neighborhoods for a compatible mixture
of a variety of residential uses, neighborhood and pedestrian-oriented
businesses, and those uses which are compatible with established,
traditional neighborhoods.
|
|
|
Downtown (DT)
|
To encourage the continued use and reuse of land and buildings
within the "town center" for a compatible mixture of a variety pedestrian-oriented
businesses, residential uses, and those uses which are compatible
with the "town center."
|
|
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Office Residential (OR)
|
To provide a suitable environment for a mix of compatible residential
dwelling types at a higher residential density and those certain types
of business and professional office uses and those uses which are
compatible with and can be located in an established, traditional
mixed-use community.
|
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[Amended 2-6-2014 by Ord.
No. 720; 7-18-2019 by Ord. No. 759]
See Table 550-4-2 in this section for the types of uses permitted in the respective mixed-use zoning district as set forth by this chapter. Uses are divided into those permitted by right "P" (zoning decision by Zoning Officer); permitted by special exception "SE" (zoning decision by Zoning Hearing Board), and permitted by conditional use "CU" (zoning decision by Borough Council). Many of the uses permitted by the above three categories must comply with certain criteria, which are found in Article XI of this chapter. Accessory structures and uses incidental and subordinate to the principal uses permitted in the applicable zoning district, other than specified elsewhere in this chapter, including, but not limited to, Article VII. The specific section numbers of Article XI where the criteria are located are noted in the table. Uses not listed in the table below or identified by "N" shall specifically not be permitted in the applicable mixed-use zoning districts:
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Table 550-4-2
Permitted Uses: Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
[Amended 10-6-2016 by Ord. No. 739] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Types of Uses
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Village Mixed-Use (VMU)
|
Downtown (DT)
|
Office Residential (OR)
|
Section Reference for Specific Use Regulations
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Residential Uses
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Apartment conversion
|
N
|
N
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P
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§ 550-82
|
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Group home
|
P
|
P - Aboveground floor stories and rear 1/2 of building only
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Mobile/manufactured home park
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-82
|
|
Multifamily dwelling
|
P
|
P - Aboveground floor stories and rear 1/2 of building only
|
P
|
§ 550-82
|
|
Single-family attached dwelling
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-82
|
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Two-family detached dwelling
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-82
|
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Nonresidential Uses
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Commercial Uses
| ||||
|
Art gallery
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Bank
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Bed-and-breakfast
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Beer and ale wholesale distribution
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Boarding house
|
P
|
P - Aboveground floor stories and rear 1/2 of building only
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Commercial recreation, indoor
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Copy shop/business service
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Craftsman/artisan studio
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Financial service, other
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Food service
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Funeral home
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Hotel
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Laundry and dry-cleaning facility, personal
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Liquor store
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Nightclub
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Office, business and professional
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Office, medical
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Parking lot/parking structure
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Personal service
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Restaurant
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Retail business
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
School, commercial
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Shopping center, town
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Tattoo parlor/body piercing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Tavern/bar
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-83
|
|
Theater, indoor
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Therapeutic massage facility
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Veterinary office
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Industrial Uses
| ||||
|
Industrial use, light
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Institutional/Civic Uses
| ||||
|
Clinic, medical/urgent care
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Clubhouse or lodge, private
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Community center
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Continuing care retirement facility
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Convention center
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Day care, commercial
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Emergency services
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Government facility, other than municipal-owned use
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Group care facility
|
N
|
P - Aboveground floor stories and rear 1/2 of building only
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Hospital
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Library
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N/A
|
|
Long-term care facility or personal-care facility
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Museum
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Municipal-owned use
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Park, playground, and other noncommercial outdoor recreational
use
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
Place of worship
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Post office
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
School, public or private
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Treatment center
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
§ 550-85
|
|
University/college
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Forestry/Agriculture Uses
| ||||
|
Agricultural operation
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-86
|
|
Community garden
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-86
|
|
Forestry (timber harvesting)
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-86
|
|
Miscellaneous Uses
| ||||
|
Nontower WCF that do not substantially change the physical dimensions
of the wireless support structure to which they are attached, and/or
fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-87
|
|
Specific Accessory Uses
| ||||
|
Automated banking facility
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Community garden
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Day care, accessory
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
Day care, family
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Home occupation
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
No-impact home occupation
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Outdoor cafe/dining
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Outside display and sales
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
§ 550-88
|
|
Accessory structures and uses incidental and subordinate to the principal uses permitted in the applicable zoning district other than specified elsewhere in this chapter, including, but not limited to, Article VII
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N/A
|
|
KEY:
| |
|
P
|
Permitted by right (zoning decision by Zoning Officer)
|
|
SE
|
Permitted by special exception use (zoning decision by Zoning
Hearing Board)
|
|
CU
|
Permitted by conditional use (zoning decision by Borough Council)
|
|
N
|
Not permitted
|
A.
See Tables 27-4-3 through 27-4-5 in this section for the area and design requirements for all development activities and uses within the respective mixed-use zoning districts. Additionally, to the maximum extent feasible, all development activities and uses shall respect, maintain, and be compatible with the predominant development pattern, context, and character features of the adjacent and nearby buildings/structures and development including height, scale, setback, orientation, lot access, and off-street parking. Unless specifically listed herein this section and Article VI of this chapter relating to Development Compatibility Overlay Zoning District (DCO), applicants for new development and uses may, and are strongly encouraged, to utilize the other development compatibility design guidelines and standards set forth in Article VI of this chapter relating to Development Compatibility Overlay Zoning District (DCO):
|
Table 550-4-3
Area and Design Requirements
Village Mixed-Use Zoning District (VMU)
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Area/Design Features
|
Permitted Uses
| ||||
|
Single-Family Detached Dwelling
|
Single-Family Semi-detached Dwelling
|
Two-Family Detached Dwelling
|
Other Uses, Unless Specifically Listed in Article XI
| ||
|
Net lot area, minimum
|
3,000 square feet per DU
|
2,400 square feet per DU
|
2,400 square feet per DU
|
3,000 square feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot area for principal use
|
|
Lot width at front setback line, minimum, for interior lot
|
30 feet
|
24 feet
|
48 feet
|
30 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Lot width at front setback line, minimum, for corner lot
|
45 feet
|
39 feet
|
63 feet
|
45 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Front setback, minimum
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
Not permitted to be located within the front yard
|
|
Side setback, minimum
|
5 feet each side
|
5 feet each side, except 0 feet at the shared lot line of lawfully
attached dwellings constructed with a shared common party wall and
the written consent of the owner of the abutting lot and building
|
5 feet each side
|
5 feet each side, except 0 feet at the shared lot line of lawfully
attached dwellings constructed with a shared common party wall and
the written consent of the owner of the abutting lot and building
|
Included as part of the minimum side setback for the principal
use
|
|
Rear setback, minimum
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
Included as part of the minimum rear setback for the principal
use
|
|
Impervious lot coverage, maximum
|
40%
|
40%
|
40%
|
40%
|
Included as part of total maximum impervious coverage for principal
use
|
|
Vegetative coverage, minimum
|
30%
|
30%
|
30%
|
30%
|
Included as part of total minimum vegetative coverage for the
principal use
|
|
Building height/structure height, maximum
|
40 feet
|
40 feet
|
40 feet
|
40 feet
|
25 feet or not higher than the principal structure, whichever
is less
|
|
Figure 550-4-1
Typical VMU Zoning District Area/Design Features Example
(Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
Figure 550-4-2 Typical VMU Zoning District Building Height
Example (Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
|
Table 550-4-4
Area and Design Requirements
Downtown Zoning District (DT)
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Area/Design Features
|
Permitted Uses
| |
|
All Uses, Unless Specifically Listed in Article XI
| ||
|
Net lot area, minimum
|
2,000 square feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot area for principal use
|
|
Lot width at front setback line, minimum, for interior lot
|
20 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Lot width at front setback line, minimum, for corner lot
|
35 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Front setback, minimum
|
5 feet
|
Included as part of the minimum front setback for the principal
use
|
|
Side setback, minimum
|
No minimum, except 0 feet at the shared lot line of lawfully
attached buildings or uses constructed with a shared common party
wall and the written consent of the owner of the abutting lot and
building
|
Included as part of the minimum side setback for the principal
use
|
|
Rear setback, minimum
|
15 feet
|
Included as part of the minimum rear setback for the principal
use
|
|
Impervious lot coverage, maximum
|
80%
|
Included as part of total maximum impervious coverage for principal
use
|
|
Vegetative coverage, minimum
|
15%
|
Included as part of total minimum vegetative coverage for the
principal use
|
|
Building height/structure height, maximum
|
40 feet
|
Not permitted to be higher than the principal structure
|
|
Figure 550-4-3
Typical DT Zoning District Area/Design Features Example
(Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
Figure 550-4-4 Typical DT Zoning District
Building Height Example
(Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
|
Table 550-4-5
Area and Design Requirements
Office Residential Zoning District (OR)
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Area/Design Features
|
Permitted Uses
| |
|
All Uses, Unless Specifically Listed in Article XI
| ||
|
Net lot area, minimum
|
3,500 square feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot area for principal use
|
|
Lot width at front setback line, minimum, interior lot
|
35 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Lot width front setback line, minimum, corner lot
|
35 feet
|
Included as part of total minimum lot width for principal use
|
|
Front setback, minimum
|
5 feet
|
Not permitted to be located within the front yard
|
|
Side setback, minimum
|
15 feet each side, except 0 feet at the shared lot line of lawfully
attached buildings or uses constructed with a shared common party
wall and the written consent of the owner of the abutting lot and
building
|
Included as part of the minimum side setback for the principal
use
|
|
Rear setback, minimum
|
15 feet
|
Included as part of the minimum rear setback for the principal
use
|
|
Impervious lot coverage, maximum
|
55%
|
Included as part of total maximum impervious coverage for principal
use
|
|
Vegetative coverage, minimum
|
30%
|
Included as part of total minimum vegetative coverage for the
principal use
|
|
Building height/structure height, maximum
|
40 feet
|
25 feet or not higher than the principal structure, whichever
is less
|
|
Figure 550-4-5
Typical OR Zoning District Area/Design Features Example
(Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
Figure 550-4-6 Typical OR Zoning District Building Height
Example (Abutting Lots Not Developed)
(Not drawn to scale)
|
B.
Additional development compatibility standards. See Table 550-4-6 and the specific applicable sections of Article VI of this chapter relating to Development Compatibility Overlay Zoning District (DCO) for additional standards for development activities and uses:
|
Table 550-4-6
Additional Development Compatibility Standards
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building and Development Compatibility Design Standard
|
Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
| ||
|
Village Mixed-Use (VMU)
|
Downtown (DT)
|
Office Residential (OR)
| |
|
Applicability of Building and Development Capability Design
Standard
| |||
|
Front building setback
|
See § 550-29F
|
See § 550-29F
|
N/A
|
|
Side building setback
|
See § 550-29G
|
See § 550-29G
|
N/A
|
|
Building height
|
See § 550-29H
|
See § 550-29H
|
N/A
|
|
Building orientation
|
See § 550-29I
|
See § 550-29I
|
N/A
|
|
Building facade
|
See § 550-29J
|
See § 550-29J
|
N/A
|
|
Building roof
|
See § 550-29K
|
See § 550-29K
|
N/A
|
|
Reuse of existing or formerly residential building
|
See § 550-29L
|
See § 550-29L
|
N/A
|
|
Building footprint
|
See § 550-29M
|
See § 550-29M
|
N/A
|
|
Fire escape
|
See § 550-29N
|
See § 550-29N
|
N/A
|
|
Lot access and parking
|
See § 550-29O
|
See § 550-29O
|
N/A
|
|
Residential garage location and design
|
See § 550-29P
|
See § 550-29P
|
N/A
|
|
Nonresidential uses within an enclosed building
|
See § 550-29Q
|
See § 550-29Q
|
N/A
|
|
Demolition, removal or relocation of a principal building
|
See § 550-29R
|
See § 550-29R
|
N/A
|
Additionally, all development activities and uses within the
respective residential zoning districts shall comply with all applicable
general standards of this chapter, including but not limited to:
If located within or affected by the following overlay zoning districts, see Table 550-4-7 herein this section, then development activities or uses within the respective mixed-use zoning districts shall comply with the requirements of the applicable overlay zoning district provisions set forth in Article VI of this chapter:
|
Table 550-4-7
Overlay Zoning Districts
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mixed-Use Zoning District
|
Overlay Zoning Districts
| |||
|
Floodplain Overlay (FPO)
|
Airport Overlay (APO)
|
Development Compatibility Overlay (DCO)
|
Natural Resources Overlay (NRO)
| |
|
Village Mixed-Use (VMU)
|
N/A
|
See § 550-28
|
See § 550-29
|
See § 550-30
|
|
Downtown (DT)
|
N/A
|
See § 550-28
|
See § 550-29
|
See § 550-30
|
|
Office Residential (OR)
|
N/A
|
See § 550-28
|
See § 550-29
|
See § 550-30
|
